blood clot

noun

: a thick and sticky clump of dried blood that stops blood from flowing through a blood vessel in a person or an animal
She had a blood clot in her lungs.

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But values between 500 and 1,000 actually slightly decrease the odds of a blood clot. — Amiran Baduashvili, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 Pike has pneumonia and a blood clot in one of her arms, and is not able to swallow and therefore not eating, Spivey said Wednesday. — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Spivey described several medical issues, including a blood clot in one arm, pneumonia, the inability to swallow and no function in her arms. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026 The former 2017 draft pick had a blood clot in his lung this summer and missed all of training camp and the preseason due to the ailment. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blood clot

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blood clot

noun
: clot
blood-clotting adjective
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